Trump signs order to block Wall Street from buying single-family homes in bid to drive down rents
New York Post·2026-01-21 14:29
President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday aimed at stopping Wall Street firms from buying up single-family homes, a move he says will make housing more affordable for American families.The order, titled “Stopping Wall Street from Competing with Main Street Homebuyers,” gives federal agencies 60 days to draft new restrictions or revise existing rules governing institutional purchases of single-family homes.“To preserve the supply of single-family homes for American families and increase the paths to ...